Check that you have the debootstrap script in <code>/usr/lib/debootstrap/scripts/</code>, eg <code>/usr/lib/debootstrap/scripts/gusty</code>.

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===What is a Debootstrap?===

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''"debootstrap is used to create a Debian base system from scratch, without requiring the availability of dpkg or apt. It does this by downloading .deb files from a mirror site, and carefully unpacking them into a directory which can eventually be chrooted into."''

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So a debootstrap is basically something that will let you build your guest system.

Check that you have the debootstrap script in <code>/usr/share/debootstrap/scripts/</code>, eg <code>/usr/share/debootstrap/scripts/gusty</code>.

If you do not have the debootstrap script for your desired Ubuntu release, the easiest way is to download and install the latest debootstrap deb from [http://packages.debian.org/sid/debootstrap Debian sid].

If you do not have the debootstrap script for your desired Ubuntu release, the easiest way is to download and install the latest debootstrap deb from [http://packages.debian.org/sid/debootstrap Debian sid].

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If the script is not available in Debian sid, download Ubuntu's latest release from [http://packages.ubuntu.com/cgi-bin/search_packages.pl?keywords=debootstrap&searchon=names&version=all&release=all here]. (eg, as of April 2007, download the debootstrap deb for feisty). You want the debootstrap from the latest release, even if you want to install a previous release Ubuntu vserver guest.

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If the script is not available in Debian sid, download Ubuntu's latest bootstrap release from [http://packages.ubuntu.com/search?keywords=debootstrap here]. (eg, as of August 2008, download the debootstrap deb for Hardy Heron). You want the debootstrap from the latest release, even if you want to install a previous release Ubuntu vserver guest.

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Extract the Ubuntu scripts from the deb and place them in <code>/usr/lib/debootstrap/scripts/</code>.

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Extract the Ubuntu scripts from the deb and place them in <code>/usr/share/debootstrap/scripts/</code>.

"debootstrap is used to create a Debian base system from scratch, without requiring the availability of dpkg or apt. It does this by downloading .deb files from a mirror site, and carefully unpacking them into a directory which can eventually be chrooted into."

So a debootstrap is basically something that will let you build your guest system.

Check that you have the debootstrap script in /usr/share/debootstrap/scripts/, eg /usr/share/debootstrap/scripts/gusty.

If you do not have the debootstrap script for your desired Ubuntu release, the easiest way is to download and install the latest debootstrap deb from Debian sid.

If the script is not available in Debian sid, download Ubuntu's latest bootstrap release from here. (eg, as of August 2008, download the debootstrap deb for Hardy Heron). You want the debootstrap from the latest release, even if you want to install a previous release Ubuntu vserver guest.

Extract the Ubuntu scripts from the deb and place them in /usr/share/debootstrap/scripts/.